Device for watering poultry.



N S JACKSON DEVICE FOR WATERING POULTRY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY22,1914. 1,148,778 Patented Aug. 3,1915.

P sans NEPHI s. JACKSON, or TECOlVLA, NEVADA.

DEVICE FOR WATERI G PQULTBY.

' To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, NEPHI S. J Aoirson, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tecoma, in the county. of Elko and State of'Nevada,'haveinvented a new and useful Device for WateringPoultry, of which thefollowing is a specificatio The object of my invention is to prov de adevice especially adapted for watering poultry, so arranged that anynumber of cups may be constantly supplied with running water, so thatthe water may. always be fresh; to provide a device wlth all cupspositioned or disposed in a substantially elevated position to obviatethe scratchmg of litter into the cups; and to provide novel means foraffording the poultry access to the elevated cups.

It is an especial object of my invention to provide a device or systemin which a running supply of water may be maintained at all times andregardless of weather conditions, whereby to obviate the inconvenienceand danger of having lamps for heating poultry fountains in winter ashas heretofore been a common method of preventing freezing of water incups.

It is also an object of my device for watering poultry to provide aconstructionthat will force the poultry to exercise when confined inhouses.

It is an incidental object of my invention to dispose of my main pipesbeneath the ground or flooring of poultry houses so as not to take upfloor space.

It is a further object of my invention to provide means for maintainingthe water in the cups at a uniform level at all times.

It is an especial object of my invention to provide a system of poultrywatering'fountains which may be disposed at widely separated locationsin difierent poultry houses, and kept constantly supplied with runningwarmed water in cold temperatures, and having means operativelyconnected with such separated fountains to require flight of the poultryto gain access to the fountains, thus requiring constant exercise by thepoultry and maintaining the fountains in clean condition.

It is an especial object of my invention to provide such a system whichwill work as well with 100' cups as with'a limited number. This objecthas been attained in my own poultry plant, where the system hasSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

. Application filed May 22, 1914. Serial No; 840,320.

worked successfully with twenty-eight cups, and throughout the coldestseasons of the ear- I attain these objects by themechanism illustratedin the accompanying drawings, iii which- Figure 1 is a side elevation ofmy device, withmember 4 in section; Fig. 2 is a top plan-view of mydevice, partly in section, on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the views.

My device for watering poultry comprises a plurality of elevated cups 8supported substantially above the ground or flooring, indicated by F,(at a distance preferably of about two feet); an elevated platform 9supported by suitable means, preferably clamps 10 secured to conduits 7as illustrated, the platforms being positioned relatively near the cups(preferably 9 inches below the top of the cups) to afford the poultryaccess thereto; conduits 7 which terminate in cups 8; and means forsupplying running water to the cups; and means for maintaining the waterinthe cups at an approximately uniform or predetermined temperature. 1

Means for supplying water to the cups is provided, consisting of aconduit 11 of relatively larger size than conduits 7-; avertically-disposed inverted- U shaped conduit opening out of conduit 11at a point beyond the various conduits 7 and a valve 6 whereby theportion of conduit 11 between the arms of the inverted U-shaped conduit3 may be obstructed and water directed through conduit 3. The topmostportion of conduit 3 is positioned slightly below the level of the topof cups 8, asindicated by dotted line a in Fig. 1, to maintain the waterin the cups at a uniform level.

Means for supplying and controllingthe supply of running water to thecups 8, conduits 7 and conduit 11 and for regulating its temperature isprovided, consisting of a by the arrows in" connection with theaccompanying illustrations, a regulated supply ofrunning hot and coldWater being allowed to flow through -conduits la'n'd 1- respectivelyinto conduit 11 till it;.reaches valve 6, which When closedfo'r'ces theWater to flow through the inverted U-shaped con-' cess to the Water in'thet'cups and for the additional purpose of forcing the poultry-to takeneeded exercise when confined elevated platforms mounted on conduits 7and supported by clamps 10 secured to the-conduits are provided.

Preferably I dispose conduit L1 loeneath the ground or flooring, toavoid taking up floor space and provide a more sanitary device. a

The provision of elevated cups is of distinct advantage in preventingthe poultry from scratching litter into the Water. It is an importantfeature of my invention to maintain the Water sin'the serie s' of "cupsat a uniform or predetermined temperature under all Weather conditionsby having cond-ui'ts 4: and 1 operatively connected With sources-ofrurming Water (not illustrated).

V The Water is :thus :kept fresh "and kept at "a uniform temperaturein'winter.

' Conduit 11 is of relatively larger diameter 5 than conduits 7, toperm-itiof flushing out the main pipe in case of any obstructionentering through conduits 7. i r, -The various conduits are threaded inthe usual manner to provide means for operative-1y connecting thevarious members.

I tan-mt I supply pipe, a vertical Water supply pipe opening outof saidmain pipe, a drinking cup inWhich said vertical pipe terminates, a

platform "surrounding the pipe and posi- "ti'oned at such height as torequire flight 'o'fthe poultry for supporting poultry drinking fromL-thetrough, and means for s'upporting the platform on the pipe, said meansconsisting of opposite clamp members'having reverselyib'ent ends tosupport the'pl'at 7 form.

52. In a poultry atering system, a multi- .plicityof vertical Watersupplypipes successively dependent on and tributary to common Watersupply rneans, 'acommon Water supply means-adapted to convey runningWater continuously at a predetermined pressure to the successivevertical Water supply I so v pipes tributary thereto, each of saidvertical water supply pipes terminating in a poultry drinki'ng cup,andeach "of said pipes having a {poultry-supporting platform surroundingtherpipeand positioned at such height as to; i

afiord accessby the poultry tothe cups and to require flight to obtainaccess to the cups,

and'having means for supporting theplat- V foms, comprising clampingmembers engag inga bout the pipe and having laterally pro- E ecting endstosupport the platform, as set forth and for the purposes described Intestimony whereof, I hereunto afix Imy signature, in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

Witnesses: B. I'L SHARTLE,

JOHNSON.

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